Lake County Gazette

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 Board of Education met July 20.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

President Frost called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. On roll call, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Gorson, Mrs. Neault and Mrs. Moons (via teleconference) answered. Also, in attendance were Superintendent Twadell, Mr. Carney, Mr. Gobble, Recording Secretary Adamczyk and 453 guests.

Stephanie Ross and Dr. Laurie White respectively commented on the reopening plan for Stevenson High School for the 2020-2021 school year.

Grant Pacernick commented on equity, race and diversity.

Dr. Twadell and Principal Gobble provided a presentation to the Board of Education about the reopening plan for Stevenson High School and the 2020-2021 school year.

Mr. Weisberg moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education approve the revised 2020-2021 school calendar, as presented. On roll call, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Gorson, Mrs. Moons and Mr. Frost voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Weisberg moved, seconded by Mrs. Agrawal that the Board of Education approve the policy updates for Policies 4:180 and 7:190, as presented. On roll call, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gorson and Mrs. Neault voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

The Board of Education was presented with graduate program approvals as of July 2020.

Mr. Weisberg moved, seconded by Mr. Gorson that the Board of Education approve the one-year contract with Pediatrust for Medical Services, at a cost not to exceed $175,000.00, pending final attorney review. On roll call, Mr. Weisberg, Mr. Gorson, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost and Mrs. Agrawal voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Neault moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the Board of Education now open the public hearing on the proposed 2020-2021 District 125 budget (10:05 p.m.). By voice vote, the motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Moons moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the Board of Education now close the public hearing on the proposed 2020-2021

District 125 budget (10:06 p.m.). By voice vote, the motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Gorson moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education adopt the 2020-2021 District 125 budget, as presented. On roll call, Mr. Gorson, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weisberg and Mrs. Agrawal voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Moons moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education award the bid for Waste & Recycling Services to Waste Management at a cost not to exceed $174,741.10, for the life of the three-year contract. On roll call, Mrs. Moons, Mrs. Neault, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal and Mr. Gorson voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Weisberg moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education approve the contract with Larson Equipment and Furniture for the installation of 191 lockers at a cost not to exceed $89,732.00. On roll call, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Agrawal and Mr. Gorson voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Weisberg moved, seconded by Mrs. Moons that the Board of Education approve the purchase of UV-C Filtration Kits with Sodexo/Steril-Aire at a cost of $111,719.81. On roll call, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Gorson and Mrs. Neault voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Agrawal moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education approve the purchase and use of a Windows Virtual Desktop Solution through Netrix at a cost of $89,750.00, pending further teacher review. On roll call, Mrs. Agrawal, Mrs. Neault, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost and Mr. Gorson voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Weisberg moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education approve a five-year lease of a 2020 and a used 2019 Chevy Starcraft minibus from Midwest Transit Sales at an annual cost of $17,024.00.

Mr. Weisberg moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the approval of the minibus lease be removed from the table. On roll call, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Gorson, Mrs. Moons and Mr. Frost voted aye. The motion to remove from the table carried unanimously.

Mrs. Moons moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the Board of Education award the above bid packages and professional services for a total cost not to exceed $11,804,577.00. On roll call, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Frost and Mr. Gorson voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Moons moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the Board of Education authorize Sean Carney to negotiate the purchase of a used minivan at a cost not to exceed $25,000.00. On roll call, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Neault, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gorson and Mrs. Agrawal voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

The Board of Education was presented with three requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the status of the District’s response.

Mrs. Agrawal moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education approve the Consent Agenda Items, as presented. On roll call, Mrs. Agrawal, Mrs. Neault, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Moons and Mr. Gorson voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

1) Approve the regular meeting and executive session minutes of June 15, 2020.

2) Approve the appointment of the individual as noted in the Agenda Booklet of July 20, 2020, for: Taurus Scurlock as the Dean of Students, effective the start of the 2020/2021 dean calendar, at a salary to be determined as part of the 2020/2021 administrative salary pool.

3) Approve the appointment of the individuals as noted in the Agenda Booklet of July 20, 2020, for: Stephanie Bush, Special Education; Austin Gruber, Fine Arts; Myrna Heffernan, Athletics; and Mario Valkov, Administrative Operations, as presented. 

4) Approve the change of faculty contract, as noted in the Agenda Booklet of July 20, 2020, for: Katrina Haritos, Special Education; as presented. 

5) Accept the resignations as noted in the Agenda Booklet of July 20, 2020, for: Carly Lacombe, Communication Arts; Briana Arroyo, Special Education; and Parker Weber, World Languages, as presented. 

6) Approve the leaves of absence as noted in the Agenda Booklet of July 20, 2020, for: Eric Ramos, Physical Welfare; Carissa Clark, Mathematics; and Anthony Lazzara, Student Services, as presented.

7) Approve the appointment of the long-term substitutes as noted in the Agenda Booklet of July 20, 2020, for: Patricia Eakin, Mathematics, as presented.

8) Approval of Bills (including travel-related expenses of members of the Board of Education, and of employees)

9) Approval of Financial Statement.

Mrs. Neault moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the meeting be adjourned. By voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. (11:02 p.m.)

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